11:18 PM,
Feb. 21, 2014

Vilair Fonvil

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Mayor Demeza Delhomme on Friday removed Trustee Vilair Fonvil from office, although the legality of the move was questioned by a lawyer.

Delhomme said Fonvil, whom he appointed to the seat he vacated upon becoming mayor Dec. 2, was not legally a trustee because the person who swore him in and signed his appointment paperwork on Dec. 2, Kathryn Ball, didn't have the right to do so.

Ball's appointment has been probed by the Rockland County Department of Personnel because Fonvil made an allegation to the county that she was not approved by the village board as required by civil service law. ...